Civil Society
Online Gaming Is the New Bowling League
A recent study showed that online game communities provide access to social capital.
Tag: Democracy
Education
Economic Influence
Private foundations that finance education in developing countries need to be more transparent in their mission and impact.
Review
Civil Society
People Power
Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World by Tina Rosenberg
Civil Society
One Villager, One Vote
Direct participation by Indonesian villagers proves that process matters, even when outcomes don't change.
Philanthropy
Citizens United and New Rules for Nonprofits
The most important issue for the social sector in the United States in 2011 will be the effects of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Government
An Uneven Partnership
Will Tuesday’s election change government’s relationship to the nonprofit sector?
Civil Society
What Civil Society Needs
Without a healthy civil society it becomes difficult if not impossible to solve other, more readily apparent problems.
Social Entrepreneurship
Forums for Intellectual Nutrition
Self-awareness and recognition of bias may be the first steps to broadening horizons, but few organizations are truly cross-functional, socially, as well as economically diverse.
Government
An Appraising Stare Down the Gift Horse’s Gullet
Self-governing societies can’t operate on noblesse oblige, and societies that do aren’t truly self-governing.
Podcast
Leadership
Panel Discussion - Women in Charge
Four high-profile female political professionals discuss Hillary Clinton's candidacy for president in this panel discussion. They cover how her run for office affected the future of women in politics and the benefits and weaknesses of women in political leadership.